First step in lowering MRL overshoot is understanding the whole process

Every fruit and vegetable trader has to deal with it at some point, some more than others: the exceeding of the permitted MRL value on fruit and vegetables and this leads irrevocably to the destruction of the product. Exceeding the MRL often…

Groen Agro Control puts focus on compost analyses

This week Groen Agro Control received the green light from the Council for Accreditation to perform analyses on organic waste streams such as compost, organic waste, green waste and sewage sludge. The laboratory received the accreditation to…

Flexible scope for accredited analyses of pesticides in fresh produce and grain

After a positive assessment study by the Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA), the residue laboratory of Groen Agro Control has obtained a flexible scope for the analysis of residues of pesticides in food, animal feed, products derived of plants…

ARfD – calculation according to the EFSA PRIMo model version 3.1

Since the 12th of October 2020, Groen Agro Control calculates and reports the ARfD percentage (ARfD value) for the Netherlands with the EFSA PRIMo model 3.1. The Acute Reference Dose (ARfD) is an estimate of the amount of a pesticide in food…

Groen Agro Control Peru SAC will attend the 2020 Expoalimentaria trade show

Groen Agro Control Perú SAC is participating in this new version of 2020 Expoalimentaria trade show: Virtual Expoalimentaria from September 30th to November 15th Virtual Expoalimentaria is a commercial platform which has been created in…

Groen Agro Control Peru obtained accreditation for the analysis of residues of crop protection products

Our colleagues in Lima have been working on the validation of the analysis methods for residues of pesticides. The Dutch Board of Accreditation (RvA) recently evaluated these efforts and awarded accreditation to our methods of analysis. Starting…

MRL reduction to 0.01 mg/kg for Chlorpyrifos and Chlorpyrifos-methyl from the 13th of November 2020.

On July 23rd , the EU published a correction to regulation EC 2020/1085. This regulation stated that the MRLs for Chlorpyrifos and Chlorpyrifos-methyl will be reduced to 0,01 mg/kg starting from the 6th of August 2020. This date has now been…

Changes in EU – legislation for residues of Chlorate and Perchlorate

The Analysis of Chlorate and Perchlorate For both Chlorate and Perchlorate, changes in EU legislation have recently been published. Maximum residue limits will apply for Chlorate from the 28th of June. In Europe, the use of chlorate…

The laboratories of Groen Agro Control are fully operational

Because the majority of our analyses are carried out in the context of food safety, we are an important part of the food sector. This is why it is very important that our 3 laboratories are fully operational. In this hectic period, the specialists…

Updates of the residue screening in fresh produce, cereals and crops

The specialists of our pesticide residue laboratory have recently completed a number of important developments. For the matrices Fresh Produce, Cereals and Crops, various improvements have been made to the Multi-residue methods. New analysis…